Vol. XXXI September, 2017 No. 9 NEWS DIGEST VOL. XXXI

No.9

September 2017

CONTENTS

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I KERALA NEWS 1- 11

II NATIONAL NEWS 12 22

AND .,, NEWS I.RO\4 OTHER S IATES 23-33 UNION TERRITORIES

IV IN'|ERNATIONAL NEWS 34-46 R"l. oc. oc.gGon

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Improve work cnlture, tax administration by 2022! P.M. Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi , asked tax officials to be friendly to honest taxpayers as pan of his efforts to end the fear of the taxman and make India a mote tax compliant sociery Inaugurating tJIe second edition of 'Rajaswa Gyan Sangam', the ioint conference of direct and indirect tax offfcials, Modi asked them to ensure that the benefits of the biggest tax reform since independence, GsT, reach the common man by way of reduced pdces. (r.E.,0r/09) It will be curtains next year for 800 engineering colleges across the country Over 800 engineering colleges across the country that have had a student enrolment of less than 30% of their capacity for five consecutive years will be asked to shut down from the coming academic year (2018-19). The chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, said that this was inevitable as it reflected on the quality of the colleges. (H.,02/09) President invites Swiss firms to join India initiatives President Ram Natl Kovind on has invited Swiss technology companies to participate in va ous initiatives of the Indian govetnment and purcue close! business partnerships in priority sectors like precision and high tech manufactufing. Kovind's suggestion came after he received visiting Swiss President Doris leuthard at Rashtrapati Bhavan and subsequently hosted a banquet in her honour. leuthard arrived here on wednesday on a four-day official visit to lndia.President Kovind said India was keen to build synergies with Switzerland in all of rhese endeavours, while.working within t}le framework of a rules-based multilateml system (s.,02l09) Former officials, ex-diplomat likely to join Modi Cabinet Prime Minister Narendm Modi will induct-tine nbw members into his council of Ministers, including former head ofthe Indian delegation at the United Nations Security Council Hardeep Puri, former Home Secretary R.K. Singh, former police commissioner of Mumbai Satyapal Singh and former chief of the Delhi Development Authority K.]. Alphons According to sources, the list also includes Bihar M? Ashwini choubey, MPs from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Gajendra Singh Sheklawat and Virendra Kumar and Karnataka MP Ananth Kumar Hegde. Shiv Pratap Shukla, MP from Uttar Pradesh, is also on the list. The portfolio distribudon is yet to be revealed. (H.,03/oe) Nepal-India joint military exercise begins India and Nepal began their joint military exercise in the westeln part of the Himalayan country focusing on counter-rerrodsm and forest lighting operations, The exercise - Surya Kiran - was being participated by around 300 moops each side in Rupandehi district Senior Nepal Army officer Rajendra Karki inaugumted the exercise, according to a statement by the arm' (T.o.I.,og/o9) Dharmendra Pradhan says daily petrol, diesel price revision to continue Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharrnendra Pmdhan, on Monday said the daily revision in petrol and diesel prices will continue despite petrol prices spiking by Rs 5.6 per litre in two months. Mr Pradhan, who was elevated as Cabinet minister and given additional

September 2017 News Digest 12 ational News charge of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said the daily revision immediately passes on the benefit of any reduction in intemational oil pdces to consumers and avoids sharp spikes by spreading them in small doses. (H.,04/09) India a major stakeholder in global peace, says Vice-President The country a major stakeholder in the promotion of $obal peace, would benefit from the 78th session of the International Institute of Law at Nalsar University of Law, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu said, The week long session would create greater awareness on the importance ofthe international law and encourage young lawyers and students to develop an aptitude for it, he added. (H.,04/09) BJP appoints Alphons Kannanthanam as poll in-charge for Meghalaya BJP president Amit Shah appointed Union minister Alphons Kannanthanam as the party s election in-charge for Meghalaya which faces Assembly polls early next year, a party statement said. The BJP hopes that the appointment ofAlphons, who was given a ministerial berth in the expansion of the Union council of ministers, will help it make inroad$ in a state where christians make up a large majority. Alphons is also a Christian. 0.E.,06/09) Hydropower debt, delay$ biggest challetrge in ties with India, say Bhutan officials While the Doklam stand-off brought a spotlight on India-Bhutan ties, other issues like hydropower project construction needed greater focus, said senior Bhutanese experts and officials, flagging concerns during a two-day conference . Hydropower projects are critical lor the Bhutanese economy, and are at the core of Bhutan's plans for self-reliance ever since the ftrst five-year plans in 1961," explained Dasho Karma Ura, President of the Centre for Bhutan Studies and Gross National Happinness (GNH) Research, told The Hindu at the lndia Bhutan Dialogue that was attended by delegates ftom Bhutan and India. "It is necessary that the issues that have come up due to debt and delay are addressed at the earliest;' he added.In particular, officials involved in the "Hydropower Committee" set up by the Bhutanese government in May this year spoke about the emerging challenges from the growing debt burden Bhutan carries due to delays in the major hydropower projects. (H.,06/oe) Sitharaman take$ charge as Defence Minister Nirmala Sithamman took charge as India's first full-fledged woman Deience Ministensitharaman was elevated to dre runk of a Cabinet Minister and given the crucial charge in Sunday's reshuffle of the Narendra Modi Cabinet.ln past, then Pdme Minister Indira Gandhi had held the defence ponfolio twice - from December 1to December 2l in 1975, and Ianuary 14, 1980 to January 15, 1982. (s.,07/09) Defence cooperation with India important for Indo-US ties The Trump administration has told US Congress that defence cooperation with India would be an important pillar in the bilatelal relationship as it needs the counrry to be a rlet security provider in the Indo-Pacilic region.The Trump regime has informed the congress that it 'strongly supports" transfers of F-18 and F-16 fighter proposals put forth by Boeing and Lockheed Martin respectively.These prcposals have the potential to take Indo-US defence ties to the next level, it said. (s.,07l09) India refuses to join declaration of intl meet against Myanmar In a show ofsolidarity with Myanmar,lndia refused to be a part ofa declaration adopted at an

September 2017 News Digest 13 National News rnternational conference in Indon inappropriate Rakhine state from where tr:";:it it^:ill::o refercnce to violence in q",1':T"r"'y 0",#i'"" l"iuv' Li;":rff3iXllXi,l"#,,t;Xri;^iTll'"i".,'"lil",ilflT rhe'Bali Declararion.adopted ai rhe Worla f".fi"r*,".y'io.".n hetd in ..This revelopmenr Indonesia. was in view of.r," r""t ,r,"i ""r"S,lrL."o," it l".r;;;;;;,;;;n ."* ,o be adopted Forum, was nor in line " *l:^"-"1:11"i:" ?l,he with tire alreJ iioi"i oirusrainable oevelopment," said a press release issued |.,r",p,", by the Lok s"urr" iu"""riar"t.rndia reiterated srance thar the purpose of convening ,r," i,"rri"-"r,"['r";;;;' its consensus for ." arnve at mutuar implemerttation nr_sO6s (Sustaina-Ut-e l"i,"i"orn""i"d*,s) inclusive and broad_based which requires developnrenr processes, it said. (s''08/09) clc backlog grows as vacancies remain unfilled yn"OOjng 24,302 cases 11::ill: " related to intbrmation appeals pending with lnlormation Commission accordinq-rorh" the Central , ctc ,"Ur,,". if, ,n ,prr" of,n" f".,,fr", j::it:"." returning a majodry of appeals "-fJ"lfogli premature:T ", comirg ro ir, f""r oi ao"umentarion, appeats or forwarding of cas", to it .auu"n,-si;; "iit-,rf per data available on " hi;;;;;"" commissions. As the CIC website, in 2OfZ afone, oitfre-ti-,irr."r".."gor"""a the clc returned 13,79b as appeals, cases to aDpellants_citing one reas"r'", lack irr" sources in the clc of sufficient stafi stength as among th" "irr"" ij:ff"jff t""r"*"*rry their backrog is (H"08/09) Army to induct 8oowomen into military police inauctint wom"n l,;offi::illi";;fffs;;';:';:.':#'q' into the military-' the Armv said it Military Polrce in non-officer next tew years. while the a".,.ro. 'll,co"tl1of ranks'over the ;,:'"i"ilii ?i:l ;;,, tl;:'}jff "iil;,ji 3il:ffi:*::ffi n"i;* "'";J:fi : il"Jlij"

.:ll*tivity in I takh gram ,t;1"11-11^1 panchayats by year uoioo uir,i"#.,o9/09) lne central government js exDecri "oa, p"*r,,v"i" qi ;"J, d";,15.[,',j:l'ffi"1[:fiili has planned "''J "iil ;:ilj::,J: ,il_:x*"ff""fi the Bharat Net proiecf to 100 approximately lrovide Mbps f"""-aU""a connectivity to 2.5 lakh gram panchayats in the country (H.'09l09) 796 extra cess on sUVs; small cars exempr Bringing some relief to firms srrusslin€ ,o.ll: G99d: and Services Tax (cST) returns due ro decided ro exrena il'Ji::::,iT.:TX:,":",f :l,i""ltJ,.:lrcir rr," ael)iii" ro, rling to assess and fix the_IT charreiges."etu,n,. counc also aecidJ;;;;; ,;i;Ills,terial -grorrp Trre ,r"'". or ui j;.ili";,;i; ;;,ji j:"H:;ffi:,ri"::ffi,i"r,li:,:il#iH":HJ,:: peanuts, "o*''on dhoop agarbattis'and dried ramafind.

.:1*rivity in lakh gram fl:"1^O-1:-1 I panchayats by year end: Union roe centrat governmenr is exDecring ,,nt#..t0lot) to provide t"*al"rJ ,""JJ"i one panchayats by end of this yeac iommr,nicaiio^ io takh gram rra*^".-r,.1"."j iinii'r"rl. gou"rn^".,, nas planned the Bharat Net proie( rt Mb ps b'oa " p i. i r"rri j* dban d coni ectiviry io "p "o*i'"t"ry ;;; ;,:;"r'y',l tT,f;"J'*", (H.,09/09) September 2017 News Digest 74 ationql News

SIM cards not linked ro Aadhaar to be deactivated after Feb next year The govcrnmcnt is moving ahcad with iinking Aadhaar with mobile SIM cards and au unlinked phoncs will be dcactivatcd after February 201g, said informcd sources.The sources said Aadhaar mobile linkagc is being donc as prr thc orders of Suprcme Court passed in February this ycar in Lokniti foundarion casc and all sIM cards have ro be ve fied with Aadhaar within a year from the datc ofjudgcment, with all untinked phoncs to be deactivated after February next year, so criminals, fraudstcrs and terrorists cannot use the issued sIMs.The sources said that biometrics cannot bc stored by the mobile operato$ nor thcy have access to any of rhe othcr personal data. (s.,11/0e) Government's Rakhine plan big on socio-economic projects too India is not rncrcly looking to boost sccuriry partnerstrip with Myanmar to coDrrol extremlsts and tcrror oudits among thc Rohingyas, but aiming to put irl pla;e a socio-economic support structurc for (whcre thc Rakhine stalc RohingFs arc bascd) io boost the local economy ihat could improve rhc plight ofthe Rohingyas. (r.o.r.,r r/09) India to further aid Afghan troops India agrccd enhance to cxisting assistance to Afghan sccurity forccs, includhg in capacity building and traidng ofAfghan soldiers in lndia, during a panncrship Council meeung, even as Afghanisran s l'orcign Minisler suggcstcd a larger rolc for India in regional diptomacy. .We arc.glad India will conlinue to support our sccurity forces in terms of equipment and training Afghan cadets in India;' Afghanistan rorcign Minister sarahuddin ttabtani totd The Hindu in an exclusive intcrvicw

(H.,r2 / 09) Firm signal on bullet train project Prime Ministcr Na.cnd.a Modi and his iapanese countcrpart, Shinzo Abe, will lay the groundwork for rhe nexl lcvcl ofcollaboration during the annual summit mceting to be held in Gandhinagar , rhc Extcrnai Affairs Ministry said.Tha Midsrry said thc high poinr of rhe visit was likely ro joint be rhc inauguration of thc Mumbai Ahmedibad high sp"eed rail project and bilatcral securiry dialoguc. (H /09' NPs joining age limir raised to 65 yearsi Regulator '72 The uppcr age limil forjoining thc Natioral ?elsion Sysrcm (NpS) has bccn raised to 6S years from pension thc currcnl 60, thc l.und Rcgulalory and Dcvclopmcnt Authodty (PFRDA) announccd. !IRDA Chairman Ilcmanl Contraclor made rhc announcement at a conf.erence on "Translcrring Supcrannuation lunds ro National pcnsion Systcm, and said the pension regulator's board had alrcady approved thc change and it woul; be notified shortlv (r.o.r.,r2l09) India, Bclarus sign 10 pacts to cxpand cooperation India and Belarus inkcd 10 pacts to cxpand coopcration in a rangc of areas arrd decided to cxplorc joint dcvelopmcnl and manufaclure ofmilitary platforms, giving a fresh momentum in bilatelal tjcs. Primc Minislcr Narcndra Modi and Belarus prcsidcnt AlG. Lukashenko, du ng thcir extensivc talks, also agrced to lbcus on mmping up cconomic engagement between lhe two countries, holding that rhcre was a hugc scope for boosting lradc and investmenr. (H.,r3l0e) Centrc plans to unveil Rs. 100 coin to mark M.G. Ramachandrdn,s birth centenarv Thc Central govcrnmcnt will introducc Rs. 100 coins 10 mark thc birth centenary of MG ..l.hc Ramachandran, thc latc AIAI)MK founder and formcr chicf minisrcr of Tamil Nadu. coins

Seplcmbcr 2017 Ncws l)igcst l5 Nationol News denominations (Rs. 100 Tll"*tl,g and Rs. S) shall also be coired at rhe under:::T thc authorily of thc Minr for issue ccnrral m i""urron Ramachandmn birrh ccntcnary.'. .Govero.*t of Dr M6. ths Ministry oirio"n.""o.rn".i.ui"^rfrJ in"u I I Both coins ioiin.i io.n a","a s"p,".f". will be circular in shapc, thc minisrry said.""ia cow seeks advisers for Air rndia disinvestment GE.,l3/09) prccess for Air India, l1ly,l:A::d Ih" divesrmlnr, thc government invited apptications rrom tnvestmcnt bankcrs, law firms and other entities to act as advlsers ior ofthc flag cardcr govcrnmcnt strategic stake Thc has dccidcd on strategic JiGu"r-trn"itt "ale Air India, which is or trr" rorr_ln"r.ing sraying afloar on taxpaycrs, frlnas, ana modalities.Applications a ,ninisie.i"i^f"o"io _o.r.irrg oo rh" havc bcen soughi.fo" up tor the "strarcgic i;;; oa*uiiJ"" r"grr disinvcstmenr of Airinatu "ng"ging.ut.iai"ri;;l "r,o " "aui.u, two similarly-wordcd l"Ji' ,"ilr*"^ , ro public norices issucd by"na'iti rh" I.i"";;;;;;" "ccording (H.,14l0t 3::,",T1"t*O forcign tunding licence ofJNU, DU, rrT Delhi,ICMR Many promincnr":::cls highcr cducarion institutions, _"f,iairg ]"*"h"rlri lltf,i,i uniue..itv Dclhi univcrsily (DU), UT Delhi and flrut, thc.Jndian C"rr"if'"i ag;;lt"*i f,"1""."n (ICAR), among scvcrar hundred organisalions are vhich have u_""n t"".8JLy trr"- c"ii." i.o. tolcign funds. Thc Union Ilome Ministry has cancclled rhcir registration unaer the""""iuing Foreign conrriburion Rcgutarion Act, 2010 (rrcR;) ,, ,n"y r,"u" ;;;;.;;;;;,;;'; fite their rctuDs for thc last fivc years. annual (1.E,14/09) Japanese industrial townships to come up in lbur states irrrnc Mrnrstcr Narcndra Modl said lhal four localions have becn finalized for devclopment of Japancsc indusrdal rownships in cujarar, Rajasrhan, Speaking ,r"lrr* i."i"ri'"rd ramii Nadu. at rhe lndia Japan Annual Summit, ..Four Modi said: locations havc becn finalized for gcv:iolm-cnt of Japancsc indusrriat townships ,n c"i"*,,, n";*ii"r,'inir,." p."a".r, Tamil Nadu. Japan can bcncfit trcmendousry with thc size .""i" oi ou. pot"nti"r una"na skillcd hands thar lndia offcrs,.,he addcd. "nd (s.'15/09) DAvp suspends 51 dailies from receiving govt ads The Dirccroralc of Audio Visual trufi.ifi rievfl, rhc advcnising arm has of rhc Union suspcndcd 51 newspapcrs trom gctring any government rwoL:I":l::r, monrhs. In aovertrsemenr tbr an ordcr , DAvp mcntioncd thal th"c rn"ji,.i,V prcss Ji,fr"r" naa leen suspendcd aftcr thc Council oflndia ""*Jiapcrs_pu,o founa ,f,"rn,J frrli" i"auijJ,n nu*",, or breaching 'the norms of journarisric ",in", clhicsl Apa.t r"o- trr" b"irri- ofa Hindi newspaper and Bhubancswar cdition of a national d; y, all ,fr" o,fr". ,uf"-n-i"a"aition pubiications are tocal ncwspapcrs. oflhc st oublirations, e z ,"." ,urp"nal ,ficrlie-ss councl oftnaia found rhem to have published paid rlcws. (I.8.,r5/09) Aadhaar ro bc rinkcd ro driving licencc Union Ministcr ibr Llccrronics ind lnformation Technology Ravi Shankar prasao arnouncccl that aftci linking Aadhaar to pAN cards, thc Union gouernmcnt *oufJ fini n _nn ,.iuing wcll. IIc said rhe mcasure h"rp "oi" :'::::::_Trpea(rng yytl rrr" .""r"" It""n"".. a1 rhc inaugunrion ofllarvana Digirar "r,""r. "frnur,ipr"..r summit 2017, M. t.;;j;rid: already had a word with Union Ministcr fbr tioa; Tmnsport and Ilighways Nitin cadkarii;tfus regard thc process ro link Aadhaar with and dliving liccnccs will be set in motion ,oorr.j (fi.,16/09) scptembcr 2017 Ncws l)igcst ational News

Four IIMs to get new chairmen The Ministry of lIuman Resource Development is set to appoint new chairmen for the Indian Institutes ofManagement at Jammu, Ranchi, Tiruchirappalli and Shillong, and has zeroed in on names for the positions. camlin vice-chairman and executive director Shlirum S. Dandekar is set to be appointed chairman of IIM-Jammu. Chairman of Diamond India ltd Pravin Shankar Pandya is set to be the IIM-Ranchi chairman. IIM Tiruchirapalli will also get a new chairman in talaj Dani, who quit Asian Paints months ago. The head ofS.K. Bajoria Group, Shishir Bajoria, is set to be chairman of lM-Shillong. The chairman of an IIM is an honorary' non-executive Position ('.,16109) Rallway passengert can sleep between l0 pm and 6 am The Railways is trying to put an end to those tiresome quarrels that break out due to ove$leeping passengers on the middle and lower berths by reducing official sleeping hours According to a circular issued by tie railway board, the passengers in the reserved coaches car ody sleep between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. to allow others to sit on the seats for the rest ofthe time. Until the circular was issued, t}le existing permissible time for sleeping was between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. The circular, however, makes an exception for certain passengers. "Passengers are, however, requested to cooperate with the sick, persons with disability, ard pregnant ladies in case they want to sleep beyond permissible limits;' it says (H.,r7lo9) PM Modi inaugurates Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat Pfme Minister Narendm Modi, who celebrates his 67th birthday, inaugurated and dedicated to the nation the Sardar Sarovar Dam, in Kevadla, Gujarat, nearly six decades after its foundation stone was laid. Talking about the dam, an official release says that the increase in the height of the dam will facilitate a usable storage of 4.73 Million Acre leet (MAF) and will greatly benefit the participating states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The foundation stone ofthe dam was laid on April 5, 1961 by the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Lal Nehru. However it took 56 years to complete its construction o.E.,17l09) Airports checkingi CISF propose$ to do away with boarding pass After doing away with hand baggage tags at over a dozen airports, aviation security agencies are now planning to dump the boarding pass collection system and begin a regime of'express check-in' aided by biometrics for smooth air travel. The chief of the country's airyort secudty force the CISI - told PTI in an interyiew that they have begun "explorlng" the technolosl that is- required to usher in the boarding cald-less system ofair travel at the 59 airports that it guards at present and at the rest of such civil facilities that are Soing to come under its umbrella as part of a "unified command" in the future. (r.o.r.,17l09) Six High Courts don't have regular Chieftustices Six high coufis in the country are without regular chief justices for the past sevenl montis and at least four chiefjusticcs ofvadous high courts will be retiring in 2017. The Acting Chief (Delhi), Justices in the six high courts are Justices Nishita Mhatre (Calcutta), Gita Mittal Sanlay Karol (I{imachal Pradesh), D.N. Patel (Jharkhand), N. Kotiswar Singh (Manipur) and Ramesh Ranganathan in the High Court ofJudicarure fo! the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. (H.,r8/09) Sushna Swaraj arrives in New York to attend UN General Assembly meet External Affalrs Minister Sushma Swamj arrived to represent India at the annual UN General Assembly (UNGA) session with a packed schedule of super diplomary among an array of

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world leaders.During her week-long stay, Swaraj, leading a high-powered Iodian delegation, is expected to hold about 20 bilateral and trilateral meetinfs wit:h leaders attending the session. 0.E.,r8/09) IPS officer YC Modi appointed as new NIA chief lPl officer YC .Seniol Modi was appointed as the new Director cenerat of the National lnvestigation Agency (NIA) on the orders of Home Ministry The decision was taken by the Appointmenrs Committee of the cabinet following an proposal from rhe minsitry M;di, a 1984 Assam Meghalaya cadre rps officer is set to reprace sharad Kumar, who w l retire on 30 201& 9^.I9!:] He is at present Additional Director of the Centrat Bureau of Investigation Modi was also part !CBI)Y,C oithe Special Investlgation Team (Sn) appointeA ly ttre Supreme Court for probing rhe codhra riots c;ses trom 2002. (s"r8/09) Illegat Rohingya are a security threai covt tells supreme court yld.*liliig +",^*y decision on illegal immigrants fel within the domain of the executive, the lenrre lord tne supreme ,,using Court that the "illegal.. inllux of Rohingyas the porous border between India and Myanmar" ..sejously and their continued stay here;as harming the ,'indicating :,"-:"y, counrry': Security agencies had inputs linkages of soire of rne:,.:':Tl unautnonsed "jHohingya *e pakistan_based immigrants with terror orga;isations and similar organisations in other countries,,, the govemment told a three_judge iench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Mism. 0'E /o9) Rajnath launches ssB's new intelligence unit '19 llaugurating a new intelligence wing in the Sashastra Seema Bal home minister Rajnarh Singh said that anri national elements are trying to foment tension in the society ty portlig unverified informatioo on social media, ;hile asking the jawans to not believe such informatiol. The intelligence wing will have 650 me"n who will gather intelligence on immigranrs, drugs/fake currency/wildlife smuggl;s etc on Nepat and DnuraniTll|tl.l 'lk$l Dor0ers. Iarlier, the border guarding force had to depend on IB reports for intelligen"" about tenodsts' movements and smuqqlers. (T.O.I.,r9l09) Rajnath reviews cyber $ecurity preparedness Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the p-reparedness of agencies to check financial cyber crime$. In view of the growing incidents of financial frauds"using cards and e wallets, Mr. Singh asked agencies to strcngthel suNeillance and legal frameworks to check the menace. The issue came up at a high level meering where rh; suategies being adopted to check financial cyber crimes were discussed in deta:il. (H.,20l09) 2 5 new judges for two High Courts In a move to the reduce the large number of vacancies in the higher judiciary president Ram Nath. Kovind cleared the appointme-nt of 25 judges in rwo li'igh iourt" Is"uing ,"pa."te Law Minisrry. llll_"1:t:Tf_:h^" norified the ;pp;ntment of r"9 addiiionat judges in the Aranaoao tlrgn rourr and six in rhe Calcutta High Courr. Additional judges usualiy hive a term of two years and are ele ted to the runk of a pe-rnanent judge b""u'J oi trrJ" pu"ro"a*ar. (H.,zO / 09) Indiajoins quantum computing race Keen to tap inro the next big advance in computing technolo€fy, the Depaftment ofScience Technolosf and lflT) is_ plauning to fund a project ro develop quantum compurers. A quantum computer, still largely a theoretical entity, employs ttre piinclptes of quantum mechanics to September 2017 News Digesr 1B otiondl Nerrs store information in qubits'instead ofthe typical'bits' of I and 0. Qubits work faster because ofthe way such circuits are designed, and thet prcmise is that they can do intensive number- crunching tasks much more efficiendy than the fastest comparable computers. (H.,27 / 09) Build anti-terrorism into SCO framework: Sushma swaraj The eight members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) should strengthen coordination against terrorism and build it into its framework, India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swamj said. Speaking at the ministerial meeting of the SCO, the mioister stron$y condemned terrorism and said an alrti-terrorism structure should be a part of the organisation of which Pakistan is a membershe said that discussions should continue on a busiqess security architecture for the organisation. On the sidelines of the meeting, Sushma Swaraj also met China s Foreign Minister Wang Yi,India joined the organisation last June lts other members are Kazakhstan, KyrSlyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, China, Russia and Pakistan. (s.,2r/09) PIB to veriry newspaper circulation The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has entusted the Press Information Bureau (PIB) with the task ofverilying the circulation ofnewspapers, a responsibility which earlier with the Registrar of Newspapers of India (RNI), according to sources. Recently, the ministry issued an order in this regard which also mentioned the names of the designated PIB officers alongside the publications whose circulation they will have to verify, one ofthe sources said.Newspapers need to lurnish circulation verification certiJicate to get empanelled with the Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP), a nodal agency for allocation of central govemment advertisements.This is the first time that PIB has been tasked with verifying circulation of newspapers, the source said, adding that there was a long list of pending applications hom newspapers which had applied forverification oftheir circulation. (s,22 /09) NalT takes delivery ofScorpene submarine Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders ftd. (MDL) of Mumbai handed over the first of the Scorpene submarines, I(olvori , to tie Navy. This is the Navy s first new conventional submarine in two decades. "The state-of-tie-art technology utilised in the Scorpene has ensured superior stealth features such as advanced acoustic silencing techniques, low-Iadiated noise levels, hydro dynamically optimised shape and tle ability to launch a crippling aftack on the enemy using precision guided weapons;'MDL said. (H'22/oe) sc allowE admissiotrs in 3 medical colleges In what would be glad tidings for hundreds ofMBBS aspirants, the Supreme Court okayed the admissions of 400 students to thrce self'financing medical colleges in the state where the Medical Council of India (MCI) had found insufficiencies in infrastructure facilities. The two- judge bench ruled that it was allowing tie admissions considedng the future of the 400 students who had already been admitted. A detailed order on the writ petitions filed by Al Azhar College, Thodupuzha; DM College, wayanad; and Mount Zion Medical College, Adoor' (H.,23/09) Next PSLV launch in November-December The next launch ofthe PSLV will be in November-December, ISRO Chairman A,S. Kimn Kumar said here. He was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the two-day national seminar on Xmerging Trends in Aerospace Technologies, AseT 2017, organised by the Aercnautical society oflndia (AeSI) aud the VikraB sarabhai Space Centre. Earlier' in his inaugural address

September 2017 News Digest 19 aabnol News at the semina4 Mx Kumar said there was a real problem in certirying a system or a technology This w:: problem.faced.by llli:,,lil-T1C":^ ? developing.oun*i"r.-tou"rnrnent agencies ano rndustry parrters could design, build, and realise prodults. (H.,23/09) PM flags off Varanasi-Vadodara train i-lF.Yfi1?*1,1l,."tr*'i":"f :i:;Tf"yft"l;rft'".fff il'il""H:i,ff LH",tT# from in rhe 2014 lok sabha erections. M", il"di fl;;g;;"r+"iiif confercncing in Varanasi. ill,. through video (H"23/o9', ,.:,!rd.-"* rapid transit 1L11l sy'tems in cujarat, Haryan" wn soon be utliied ;iil:: T:fr,1,j"ffiii"*.1:ilil1;::j*" ror the first time in the $100 r.l,"',*.::l"Hlilti$i:",i:;r*ruf,;ifi :s,Hit,;,#]11:l"Fi;';ffi f ,g*""- l;n:ili: #:1,.#:lS #'l;1;ff il;;-,ili';lv;;silc"-Jd;ffi# il:,; (H.,24/09) Maln ki Baat completes 3 years As Mann ki Baat completes prime three vears , Mnister Narendra Modi spoke monrhly radio programme -mal"t on how the has beiome a platform t" stengths. about."uniry in diversiry pM Talking in India, the urged ,n" y""ir,"f,"-.^r" ."ri,fo to learn trcm this phenomenon. "iii" experience and (T'o'I"24l09) Government extends chiefeconomic adviser,s term by a year The Sovernment announced a year's. extension for submmaniaD, e"ono.tc adviser Arvind whosc three,vear term is due to on b"ioi"""hief iii'ili r"j:."1 ended speculation "oa ly lllT:: l-n faitley about the reru"n ot tir" "rrnoun""rn"n,to pererson lnsrirute, a Washing ron_based rhink rank The minister said he fr"J"f."*a".inorni.t the proposal rhe chief economist's extension. for 10'o'l',24/o9) cong Mp m_o-ve_s bilr proposing recording ofall sc proceedinss congress MP Rajeev Satav has moved i li proposing ,""oraing of all Supreme Court proceedings and maklng them availa i'roceedin[s;;; i;;;;",i";;;lrT"li:iil!::U,'"ii:'."Jn;'5il#Al.f.'".li::Xiill and making rhem available or ine. et presenr, rtre p-ro"celar;;';i,L.;;;;."r" are ava'able in public domain in text format after.each hearing.However] as the pJoceeaings are lengthy complex, the f^d:li1qi-jl" lnvolved *,i",a"B"i,i"j rr," j"d;;;:;;:""."" dilricult for rne common man to understand, satav said. He al$o said Jorn? oiiiiu of the opposing view on the bench are lost in- plain texr format. A.;";-;h""rp."r"ions bill, the central afte! consulting with the chief 1urtt"" .supreme S:J:JATi:ll "r,ourJ "rlirirr,'^" court

FormerHome secretary (s Rajiv Mehrishi takes over as cAc '25109) i."^9r":,ii;ffiiil"#"".fr1*"y;i"T$i+1:,i#!ff.*3:ffTi:?,li:'"1$1"*,3:,:fi#l 22, officials said.plesident Ram Nath Kovind adminisrered rhe oarh ofoffice ana secrecy to Mehdshi (62) at a funcrion in Rashrrapati, Bhavan, Mr prime *fri"f, lvi" *".a"a i| Vice-president M, Venkaiah Naidu and Mtnister Naiendr" Modir;;;; ot-rre;'.'r-fi;iii: ffi:?j1;;

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Modi asks ONGC to make efricient electric 'chulha' Pdme Minister Narendra Modiinvited the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation(ONGC) to take up a challenge of making an efficient electric 'chulha (stove), which would enable cooking through the use of electricity. At the 0NGC function to mark the launch ofthe SAUBHAGYA Yojana' Modi said: "This innovation would, in one stroke, significantly impact the nation's dependence on imported fuel." "While the world is working towards electic cars, in India, in addition to electric cars, electric stoves would go a long way in meeting the needs of the people," he said Modi also asked the oNGC to invite stafi-ups and youth to innovate in this field. (s.,26l0e) SC stays HC order on demonetised currency The Supreme court Court has stayed an order passed by tle Puniab and HaryanaHigh court in which police had been directed to return the seized money to claimants in new currency instead of the old currency in which they were recovered before demonetisation. Chandigarh Police had earlier iiled a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the High court order in which the police organisations of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh were ordeted that "in the event of any order for return of currency or valuable to any person concerned, he will be made payment in new currency and not in old currency, which was recovered". (r.E.,26 /Oe) President Ram Nath Kovind to flag offShirdi airport The international airport at Shirdi will be inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind. Ilights from Shirdi to Mumbai could also commence the same day, once airlines' approval is through. "The airyort will be inaugurated by President Kovind on Sunday The function is scheduled at 10 A.M. following which he will proceed to Shirdi Sai Baba temple for the centenary celebrations ofShri sai Baba by Shd Sai Baba Trust. (r.E.,26 / 09) lndia to lead fourth industrial revolution: Mukesh Ambani India will lead the iourth industrial revolution with the telecom and IT industry coming together to lay tlle foundation of empowering 1.3 blllion Indians' Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said .speaking at the first-ever'India Mobile Congress 2017' in the Capital, Ambani said that the Indian econorny has grown unparalleled and in the next 10 years, it will reach $7 trillion from the current $2 and a half t llion where, the Indian telecom and IT industry will play a key role in creating digital transformation (s,27 /09) India to host Afghan trade fair in Delhi India and Afghanistan will hold a joint four-day trade and investment show in New Delhi as India seeks to step up its partnership with the war-ravaged nation a month efrer US President Donald Trump unveited his new Afghan strategy.The trade show, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development, will be inaugurated by Afghanistan s chief Executiv; Abdullah Abdullah, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and top officials of the US Embassy in IndiaAccording to Afghan Ambassador to India shaida Mohammad Abdali, Abdullah would arrive in the Capital accompanied by a high-level business delegation from Afghanistan During his visit, Abdullah would also hold meetings with lndian officials on a number of issues, including the expansion of coopemtion between the two countries in the economic sector The establishment ofajoint chamber ofcommerce and industries is also on the anvil. (s.,27 /09) CCS clears internal security scheme The Union Cabinet has approved a {25,000-crore internal security scheme to strengthen the country's law and order mechanism and modemise the police forces, Home Minister Rajnath

21. September 2017 News Digest ationsl News Singh said. The Cabinet Commirtee on Securiry (CCS), headed by pdme Minister Narendra ;r th; i.r'"^", Modernisation Hl*: F:::"'jiilFfi:Hli".!;liJ?tj"rfintatio; "^u*u" oi (H"28/o9\ Nirmala chairs her first DAc meeting Defence Ministef Nirmala sitharaman- chaifed ier first meetiqg of the Defence Acquisition Councll (DAC) and reviewed rhe capital acquisitioo schemes for military modernisatioo. The

fl#i*=,ldqE3:i#+,+*;','I;.,tq1il:::l;J{'Js.""'iril""{,*,fi"j,llf :li o*o and n"""r Ey'i""i"""a ilXXln:H",1"J,1tfl"*Hit",:t,0,j,", 'r,e oceanog""ir,i" tri:i$ii;.}i# J'ilxTIf :ff l-if :,"*:*-rJ i'$^TrJ :'H:'ilil'ffi ilil',T (H.,28/oe) lndia to train Afghan police forces India and Afghanistan exchanqed a memorandum of understanding which will see Afghan police forces rrained in India fir the first rime. The agreement fololwea a meeting between Afghanistan chief Executive Dr' Abdulrah .q.baularr an"J prirne l,aitrist""*'a""na"a uoai. rire MoU on Technical Coopemtion police on Training and Develop.*i _1if ,"" rnai, expand its capacity building of Afghan rrcops to include po'ii"em"n io.""", the who are facing brunr of Taliban atracks in thi country unier a Unfr"J"oa'r".urity l{"ti""" iii""f"pment progmmme Droiect. (H.,29 NIA focus on 32 Kerala 'conversiona' /09\ Invesriga.rion Agency (NIA) Ilr-e)atl:n:l said it was scrutirising over 30 cases in Kerala where l-tlndu women were alleqedlv lured forced to convert to Islaniand marry Muslim men. NIA rhe Kerala po'iiceior details or ror"ea 1,"d.1:k".d - r"r"m sabha in Kozhikode, a religious centre authorised "onv"""ron. by the Kerala g""u.rr-*i."fii"r-ifJ,rrur ei-llrA officiar said the state police sent the deta s of 92 cases bui in the initi"iprr"r", irr" was concentating only on 32 cases, which involved Hiudu women. "g-"n"v president (H"29109) Kovind okays appointment offive governors, Lc President Ram Nath(ovind approved th" uppointa"nt oi fiue Governo," and one Lieutenant Governor "The president has been nleased to appoint Admiral (Retd.) DevenOra Kumar joshi, PVSM, AVSM,-YSM, NM, VSM, as the rC of enaiman anJ irr."n'"" iriira" ," place of Mukhi wirh effect from the Jagdish date he assumes charge of his offi."," it irJJo"nf, office an official statement. said in The statement also said that the president" has approved appointment ofBrigadie! (Retd.) the B.D. Mishra as the Gou"rno" oi Lrurr"chut lraa6st, Saty, iut Malik as the covernor Bihan purohit of Banwarilal as tt Couerno.lifaroit Nadu, Mukhi as the Jagdish covernor of Assam enrt canga frasaa as ttre Covernor" oif,i"gi,"l"V". (s"30/9) India, china should start a new chapter: chinese envoy Chinese envoy to India Luo Zhaohui has said it was timJ for India and China to turn the old page and start a new chapter, stressing that the countries have made a lot of progress at bilareral level. He said that Chinese prcsident X Jinping m", p"i.u iJinirt* n"rendra Modi the BRICS Summit in Xiamen ar earlier this month, and tie t*o t"ra""" a clear qessage of "reconciliation'-and "cooperation.The ""ni chin"." r". ,fJ"i.lrl ir,i ee,r, of ioundirg ofthe People's Republic ofCnrna. """oy ", "r"iversary (s.,30/09)

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NEWS FROM OTHER STATES ANDHRA PMDESH Landslide for TDP-B'P combine in Kakinada The Telugu Desam Party-Bharatiya Janata Party combine won 35 of the 48 divisions in the Kakinada Municipal Corporation, while the YSR Congress Party made its presence felt in l0 lndependent candidates won the remaining three divisions ofthe city. (H.,02/09) Bhogapuram airport will spur growth in State, says Gajapathi Raju Union Minister for Civil Aviation P, Ashok Gajapathi Faju said the proposed Bhogapuram intemational airport-Vizianagaram would spur economic activity and industrial growth in Andhra Pradesh. Cargo business would be significant, with anticipated export of ma ne, pharmaceutical products and other goods. The existing Visakhapamam airport would handle only military-related operations as it was owned by the Indian Navy, he added. (H.,04/09) Naidu releases water to HNSS approach canal Terming the Muchumalri Lift Irrigation scheme as the lifeline ofthe Rayalaseema region, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu switched on three pumps to release water to the Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) approach canal at Muchumarri village in Pagidyala mandal of the district on Friday. Lauding irrigation engineers for their relentless efforts to complete the lift irrigation scheme, he said facilities were created to draw water from the S sailam rcselvoir at three different levels to irrigate lands and cater to the drinking water needs of the Peo'le and cattle (H.,o9l09) KRMB orders release of 2 TMC ft Srisailam water to NSP The Krishna River Management Board (KRMB), at last, issued the orde$, directilg Andhra Pradesh to release 2 TMC ft water from the Srisailam reservoir to the Nagarjunasagar dam for meeting the d nking water needs of Hyderabad city and Nalgonda district. Member-Secretary of KRMB Samf chatterjee stated in the orders that the water shall be released from September 12 to 15 at the rate of 5,000 cusecs through power houses so es to derive the benefits of power generation too with the waten The 2 TMC ft water release fiom Srisailam is including nansmission losses. (H.,r2l09) Unmanned level crossings will go by next Sept.: South Central Railway The South Central Railway has announced that it will be eliminating all the unmanned level crossings by September next year (2018) by taking up construction of Limited Height Subways (LHS) / Road Over Bridges (ROBs) / manning of gates and so on, according to the General Manager Vinod Kumar Yadav. Directing all the divisional managers to conduct safety dfills and track maintenance works meticulously, he said they should identify areas of immediate attention ( H.,72/og) Biometric attendance i[ secretariat from today The State government has decided to introduce biometric attendance system for the Secretadat employees . The ChiefMinister, the ChiefSecretary and every employee working in the Secretariat has to mark his or her attendance rhrough the biometric system 'The biometric atrendance will come into force from Saturday," Mr. Naidu said the biometric aftendance system, the government intends to record the working hours;'he"'Through said' (H.,r6loe)

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CM orders release oft20 cr. to help Telugus abroad in distress The Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Sociery (APNRTS) at its maiden goveming council meering, chaired by ChiefMinister N. Chandrababu Naidu, resolved ro create a corpus (welfare fund) of {40 crore for taking care ofrhe Telugu people settled abroad. Mr Naidu ordered that {2O_crore.should be immediately proviaed to ttre epNntS to help the Non_Resident Telugus (NRT)-in distress policy urder rhe for their welfare and development. Ir would benefit abour 43,000 members of the APNRTS.

(H.,77 / Oe) Transgenders in Andhra pradesh to get pension, houses The Andhra Pradesh government announced a slew of welfare measures for tralsgenders, including pension a monrhly of Rs 1,000. Apart from pension, ransgenders would be given mtion cards and houses, ChiefMinister N Chandmbabu Naidu said at a two_day conference of district collectors, "We Ileed to create employment opportunities for transgend;rs so that they can be a self sustainable community," he said. (r.E.,22 /09) Hong Kong trade council sees vast FDI potential in the State Th^e Hong Kong Trade Deveropment counc (HKTDC) has promised to facilitate FDI in infrastructure, IT, pradesh, and logistics in Andhra mainly irl the development of the new capiral at Amaravati and accelemting industrialisation in Visakhapatnam, rhe main commercial hub of rhe Srare.A highlevel team from the HKTDC, a starutory body commifted to crPating opportunities for Hong Kong's businesses with 56 offices across rhe world, including 13 on the Chinese mainland, shov,/cased the opportunities for investors in Hong Kong through' collaborations. (H.,2e /09) ARUNACHAL PMDESH

Arunachal CM among disqualified directors Arunachal pema Pmdesh Chief Minister Khandu and a junior Minister in the Blp_led Assam government, Naba Kumar Doley, figure among the 1.05 lakh disqualified drrectors associated 'shell ..named with companies' that have been and shamed- by the Mnistry of Corporate Affairs (MoCA). Mt Khandu's name rppea$ as one oithe three directors ofRigsel Hotels and Resorts, whose registered address with the Registrar of Companies (Shillong) is the same as the one mentioned in his election affidavit. (H'23 ASSAM / 09)

Guwahati launches campaign against Blue Whale challenge meuace With Guwahati reportedly becoming one of the top ten cities in the world with maximum on- line search for deadly games like Blue Whale Chittenge, authorities of rhe Kamrup (Metro) dist ct rhat has jurisdiction over the capital city, constituted a committee to launch an awafeness campaign against the new addiction among adolescents. This committee, comprising of rep.esentatives police, from the city educarion, health social wellare and child protection departments, also roped in seveml NGos to mise awafeness in the district and take preventive measures "infamous" against the game, official sources said. Members of the committee would also visit schools and colleges to create awareness, apart from counselling of children who have already fallen victims ofit, sources said. o.E.,01/0e)

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BIHAR Day before inauguration by Nitish Kumar, Ganga canal embankment breached pump project in e day before Bihir Chiel lrlinister Nitish Kumar was to open a Ganga canal into it sha6;tp,rr, tile e-lankment of the canal could not withstand plessure ofwater released his progmmme while the ry d.r" -oio. p,.rlnpr. The embankment breach made the CM cancel *iri", ,"ron""", i"p"*."nt has ordered a probe into the "alleged poor quality of state government' embankment work'l ihe episode has caused huge embarrassment to the The project was going to see the light of day after 40 years of its inauguration O.E,,20l09) CHANDIGARH Kiran Kher meets chaubey, submits proposat for building 300-bed trauma centre of State Member of Parliament (MP) Kirron Kher has submitted proposals to Union Minister of a 300-bedded for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Chaubey, regarding setting up tmuma centre in Chandigarh, apart ftom construction of a sports injury centre at Government met Chaubey Medical Cotlege and ffo"pitat(Cl,lctt), Sector 32 A statement issued said Kher and submitted the proposals. 0,E.,f3/09) beds Emergency Overflow ward: GMCH creates additional emergency ward with 70 times The givernment Medical College I Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, which is facing fou! ward with highe"r occupancy in its 54-bedded emergency, has created an additional emergencY the GMCH Tdbeds. the total number of emergenry beds will now be over l24 According to start authodties, the existing emergency remains always lam-packed" and the decision to existing another ward, called the emergency overflow ward, is aimed to de congest the emergency area. 0.E.,r6l09) DELHI Kejriwal announces setting up ofdecentralised STPE Pal A day after taking over as ihe chairperson of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) from Rajendra plants that are Gautarn, Chief Minister Arvind Kej wal said decentmlised sewage treatment visited smaller than the ususal STPs would be set up across the Capital The Chief Minister of the DJB three decentralised STPS in the New Delhi Municipal Council's area with officials colonies and the NDMC. The DJB's decentralised STP plan would have a focus on unauthorised that are not connected with the sewerage network so far, he said (H.,06/09) Conference puts spotliSht on Down Syndrome the Wittr itr" i"mfnome to the iargest number of people with Down syndrome' Habirat Capital hosted"ou",ty t"h" firsi India-International Down Syndrome Conference at lndia awareness on this Centre . The first day of the event, saw speakers emphasise the lack of condition, which is becoming a living nighrmare fo! thousands (H.,10/09)

In a first, DDA drafts policy for privstely owned properties enable planned The Delhi Development A;thority (DDAI has formulated a draft- policy to out planning and development of piivately owned properties As of now the DDA only carries the authority development work in colonies at public spaces.The decision was taken at *"Jni. e..o"airrg to officials, the policy will enable development of privately owned land integrating parcelsihrough spitial planning and faciiitation of basic infrastucture services' parcels the adjoining development. rhese with (I.E.,rglo9)

September 2017 News Digest ews From other States Make security measures must for schools recognition: Governor to Manish Sisodia Delhi Lr Governor Anil Baijal asked Deputy Chie] Minisrer Manish Sisodia to make security measures suggested by police aIId other stakeholders mandatory for recognition of schools in the city The LG also directed police the Delhi ro waive verificad;n charge; for private schools in order to incentivise the process. Baijal also asked all depanments anjstakeholders to work together to ensure a "safe and securc environment" in schools in Delhi. The directive comes amid increased concerns over the safety on school premises after the killing of a seven_year- ol9 slude:t_in Curugram's Ryan International and alleged mpe of five_year_old girl at her school in Delhi's Gandhi Nagar.

O E Delhi govt to sponsor sc, sT student$, coaching classes '14109) Hundreds of students beronging to the scheduled castes, scheduled rribes, other Backward Castes and minority communities could soon be able to joill private coaching centres to prepare for competitive exams at the expense of the Delhi government.the department of SC/ST welfare js in the process of preparing the proposal for the new scheme, which will reprace an eaflier programme rhat included the government hiring private tutors to run coaching classes. Delhi Social pal Welfare Minister Raje;dra Gautam on Satu.day that the proposal should be ready with a month. "iii (H"24/09) sisodia upset over Baijal taking decisions without consulting cM Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has expressed disap-pointment over Lieutenant- Governor (L-G)_ Anil Baijal taking decisions, which aff""t the people of Delhi, wirhout consulting the chiefMinister or Mi[isters concerned.ln a letter writien io the L-G, sisodia said it is "very saddening'' that when the I,G took decisions regarding teachels- recruitment, that deeply affects Government ..does schools, he nor even cail us fJr a discussion,,,sisodia was referdng issue tothe ofrecruitment process for appointment ofteachers in Delhi Government schools by the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB). (P''30/09) GUTARAT Central scheme for senior citizens launched in Guiarat Union minister Thaawarchand Gehlor today launched a scheme that provides for physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens belonging to the Bpi category The centrally_ sponsored scheme, Rashrdya yojana; Vayoshri was unveiied on eprit I ihii year and since then it has already been pradesh, launched in Andhra Madhya pradesh and Maharashrra. The Minister for Social Justice and !mpowerment launched the s;heme at Savli rown. o.E.,0r /09) Gujarat Assembly Election: EC begins drive on WpATs In preparation for the Assembly elections in Gujarat, the Election Commission began a VVPAT familiarisarion drive across the state. This will be the first time that VVpATs (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) will be used in all the 1g2 Assembly consrituencies in the srare. (r.E,27 / 09) HARYANA Haryana makes Aadhaar mandatory for teachers' test The Haryana School Education Board, Bhiwani has made Aadhaar Card mandatory for in Haryana Teach€rs 1p^!:1li! Eligibitiry Test (HTET) to be conducred by the Board in uecemDer rnls year. Board chairman Dr Jagbir Singh said that now applications for HTET would not be accepted without Aadhaar Card, He said that the application lbrms of such

Seplember 2017 News Digest 26 From other States candidates whose original documents do not match with Aadhaar cards would be treated as incomplete and would be cancelled. (r.E.,27 /O9) JHARKHAND ]harkhand: Amit Shah launches scheme for villages offreedom fighters BIP president Amit Shah launched a scheme to develop villages offreedom fighters' called the Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojana, from the Jharkhand rural hamlet ofUlihatu which is tribal leader Birsa Munda's birthplace. The village is in Maoist hit Khunti district. 0.8.,r8/09) KARNATAKA Artists, students decorating walls ofgovernment schools Afiists and students oi art schools have a task - to do up the compound walls of government insrirutions with attmctive paintings on Mysuru Dasara, folk art and much more in the Core Hedtage Area (CHA) in Kanataka.Students from chamarajendra Academy of visual Arts (CAVA), Sri Kalaniketana School of Arts, Ravi Varma school of Arts and vyjayanthi School of Arts have been roped in by the Mysuru City Corpomtion to beautiry the compound walls with attmctive paintings that enliven the streets ahead of Dasara.The compound walls of only the government departments and institutions are being painted by the young ariists' who are using water paints to give a faceliit to walls that are covered with unwanted posters and other publicity matelial. (H.,02/0e) The long and laborious road to adoption in Karnataka It's a long and winding queue to adopt a child in Karnataka. As many as 1,795 people from the State have registered to adopt children, while the number of children legally cleared for adoption as of now is only 120, according to statistics with the Department of Women and Child Development. However, the fact that Kamataka ranked second, after Maharashtm, in facilitating adoption in 2016'17 is indicative of the situation not being rosy elsewhere either. (H.,77 /O9) CCTV cameras to enter college classrooms Degree students will be watched ove! not just by their teachers in the classroom ln a move that has irked students, all colleges - government, aided and unaided - have been asked to install ccTv cameras in the classrooms within a month ln a circular issued' MN. Ajay Nagabhushan, Commissioner, Department of Collegiate Xducation (DCE), has said that the decision was taken "in the interest of students' safety" based on the recommendations of the Kamataka State women's Commission. He said all college managements should treat this on "priority basis" and procure CCTV cameras by following the norms in the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement (KTTP) Act 1999. (H.,23l09) AAI to display artworks at Mangaluru airport Mangaluru lnternational Airport will display murals, paintings and other artworks showcasing the culture of the region in all vantage spots in the terminal building sho ly.lt is to reflect the flavour ofthe region to the passengers, according to VV Rao' director of the airpofi (H.,29 / 09)

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MAHARASHTRA With institutional treatment and international tender, PCMC tdes to find permanent solution to garbage problem In order ro tackle the growing menace ofurban solid waste, the pimpd Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has decided to develop a multi-prcnged approach to the issue. plans ro undertake institutional segregation of tie garbage, and set up a waste_to-energ, pla[t, were in pi.peline the to find a permanent solution to the problem, said Seema Savale, chairperson of the PCMC Standing Committee. Currently, the cash- ch corporation dumps nearly 8OO Metric (MT) Tonnes of mixed solid waste ar the landfill site in Mo;hi. Due to co;tinuous dumping of garbage, the quality of groundwater as well as rhat of air in the region has deteriorated significantly. Efforts ro push for compulsory segregation at the householi levels have not been successful, and most ofthe garbage at the Moshi site is unsegregated. (r.E.,03/09) Woman to be paid Rs 32 lakh for getting flat with smaller carpet area in Mumbai real A Estate Developer and a housing society have been ordered by the State Consumel Disputes- Redressal Commission to pay Rs 32 lakh to a woman for allegedly selling her a flat 208 sq. fr. smaller than whar she was promised. The coDplainant, a Vile parle resident, had approached the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission against the housing society and the developers, claiming "deficiency io seNice'l 0.E.,r r/09) Mahamshtra government starts second round ofleprosy screening in 22 districts Aiming at eradicaring leprosy by 2018, the state government has kick_started a second round of intensive door-to-door screening to diagnose hidden leprosy population in 22 distdcts of. Maharashtm. The campaign, rulning from September 6 to 20, haJso far screened over a clore people and referred suspected 70,000 people for confirmatory test. Maharashtra has got sanctioned a budger of Rs 9 crore for 2017-1g to eliminare leprosy under the Nationat Heaith Mission. In the current drive, a population of 5.46 crore in 234 talukas will be screened. 0.E.,r4loe) Using plastic to make roads: pMC to explore triat project After the PuIIe Municipal Corporation (pMC) received a good repon about one of irs trial projects involving use ofwaste plastic in consftuctilg small road stretches, the civic body has decided to further explore how plastic can be used in road construction.The civic body wil firsr use plastic on roads with heaw tnffic flow before making it a regular feature in construction of tar roads. 0.E.,r5/09) Maharashtra cricket Association's first woman offrce-bearer a puneite who takes guard on own terms Pdyanka Balasaheb rhorve, 28, has walked into tt'e record books of cricket after beins appointed the 'first woman treasure!' of the Maharashtra Cdcket Association (MCA) . She i; also the youngest of the five MCA office-bearers. "I don t think any woman has ever been the treasurer of a cricket association in India, even the BCCI. priyanka Thorve certainly seems to be first woman office-bearer of a cricket association in ihe country,- said Abhay Apte, presidenr ofMCA. (r.E.,20loe) Finally, state takes steps to fill over 1,000 vacant posts in health departmenr The government state has begun a ddve to fill up hundreds of vacancis in the public health department, many of which have remained unociupied for several years. There is a shortage of over 1,100 medical officers in the 48S hospitals and 1,811 primary health centres acrois

Seprember 2017 News Digest 2a ews From other States the state. lven among the top positions, such as those of joint directors and additional directors, there are as many as 34 vacancies Eight posts of joint directors of health, three posts of additional directors ofhealth, and 23 posts of deputy directors ofhealth are culrently unoccupied. (r.E.,22109) Maharashtra: Police project finds 9oo sites leaking films A pilot project started by the Maharashha Police has identified 900 websites that engage in piiacy. Once the pro,lect takes offlater this year, the police will begin taking action against the websites. The cyber department of the Maharashtra Police started an Intellectual Property tughts (IPR) laboratory in August in co-operation with the Motion Pictures Association of America. At the end of the three-month pilot, the police will begin filing flRs against erring websites G.E,2sl09) Maharashtra govttaps FDI to push infra proiects The Mahamshtm govemment is trying to aggressively market its leading status in foreign direct investments (FDI) to attract new overseas partnership to push its iDfrastructure projects in Mahamshtra. A senior secretary in the state government said, "At present, we have received almost 50 proposals from at least 15 countries expressing their willingness to partner in valious mega-infrastructure projects. We are not in favou! of long gestation period and would like the MoUs to tmnslate into ground realiiy within a time frame" (r.E,26/09) MIZORAM Thanga joins Mizoram government senioi Congress leader K. s. Thanga was sworn in as a new minister in the Lal Thanhawla gorr"rnlrlun;Mi"or"* Governo! Lt. Gen. Nilbhay Sharma (Retd) administered the oath of iffice and secrecy to Mn Thanga in the swearing-i[ ceremony held at the Rai Bhalan with Mr' Thanga, the lal Thanhawla Sovernment has now 1l ministers ( H,21/og) ODISHA Cenrral Bureau of Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Prabhat Biswal was arrested by the Invesaigation (CBI) in the Seashore chit fund scam in odisha. Biswal was picked up late night from his Cuttack residence and declared arrested. The Cuttack-Chowdwar BJD MIA was ouizzed four times earlier in connection with a land deal with the seashole Group chief irasant Das, said sources. His wife Laxmibilasini Biswal was also earlier quizzed by the CBI regarding her involvement in the Jaipur Benapur land scam. CBI sources said they had sold a laid to the Seashore Group for a hefty amount and could not explain the details of the illegal *ansactions (s 'r9l09) PUNIAB Farmer suicidesi In a ffrst, Puujab Agricultural UniveNity to build stress index of farmers in Punjab How depressed-do farmers feel on a daily basis? How excited are they about what lies ahead? How ofien do they feel like ending their life? In a first, the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, has started work on a three-year study under Natio[al Agricultuml Science Fund (NACI) ofthe Indian Council ofAgricultural Research (ICAR), Delhi' under which experts would be creating a stress index and psychological resource ilrdex (PRI) offarmers in Punjab' (H.,08/09)

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Punjab okays crop loan waiver scheme The Punjab government gave its nod to notily the crop loan waiver scheme announced by Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh in the State Assembly earlier in June this year.The Cabinet in its meeting decided that besides raking over the entire eligible loan amount of the farmers covered by the debt waiver scheme, the govemment would also take over the outstanding interest from April 1, 2017, till the date ofnotification. (H.,2r/oe\ RAIASTHAN Congress wins l2 seats in panchayat by-polls in Rajasthan The Opposition Congress has won 12 out ol the 24 seats in by-elections to the Panchayati Raj institutions in Rajasthan. One seat went unopposed to an independent candidate in tie by- polls held last week, while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party won l1 seats. (H,26109) TAMILNADU The Tamil Nadu Assembly Pdvileges Committee gave an undertaking to the Madras High Courr rhar ir shall not pass any ordels on the privilege proceedings initiated against 21 DMK legislators, including the Leader of the Opposition M.K. Stalin, rill Thu6day.Justice M. Dumiswamy recorded lhe undertaking given by Advocate General Vijay Narayan who sought time to argue on the maintainability of wrir petitions filed by the legislators challenging the proceedings initiated against them for breach ofprivilege ofthe House. (H.,07l09) Original licence necessary to ensure road safety: govt. The State government told the Madras High Court that it had decided to make it compulsory for motorists to carry their original driving licences since it becomes difficult to suspend or cancel the licences of those who cause road accidents, In response to a couple of cases filed against the rule that insists on carrying original licences, Transport Commissioner Dayanand Kataria said the government's move was aimed towards elsuring road safety and reducing tlre number ofaccidents which had been on the rise year afteryear. (H.,09,/09) Tamil Nadu institutions top Swachhta rank list Twelve education institutions in Tamil Nadu bagged the top Swachhta ranks for 2017 announced in New Delhi. Coimbatore-based Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham bagged the rop rank among technical institutions. The Kongu Arts and Science College in Erode bagged rhe first runk in 'colleges' category A toral of 3,500 institutions iII the country competed in four catego es and 174 institutions were short-listed based on various palameters. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar presented the awards to 25 institutions in New Delhi. (H.,rsl09) Tamil Nadu Speaker P Dhanapal disqualifies l8 AIADMK MLAS loyal to TTV Dinakaran Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal disqualified 18 MLAs - those backing rebel AIADMK leader and side-lined deputy general secrerary TTV Dhinakaran. They were disqualified under the anti-defection law, according to a press release issued by the Speaker's office. The 18 MLAS had demanded the leplacement of Chief Minister E Palaniswami and had earlier w tten individual lerers to the Governor Vidyasagar Rao demanding the same. They alleged that the ChiefMinister was misusing powers, including state machinery 0.E.,1S/09)

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No floor test, no bypoll for 18 constituencies in T.N.: HC The Madras High Court exteuded its stay on conducting a floor test in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly until further orders and also restrained authorities from conducting by- ele;tions to 18 constituencies, which were declared vacant, pursuant to the disqualification of dissident AIADMK MLAs. Counsel for Governo{, Chief Minister and the petitioners consented petitions to it. Justice M. Duraiswamy passed the common interim order on a batch of writ filed by the 18 affected persons challenging the Speaker's decision and another writ petition filed by DMK working president M.K. Stalin seeking a direction fo! a floor tesi at the earliest' (H,,2r / 09) Inquiry committee to submit report on Jaya's death in three months The Commission oi Inquiry constituted under iustice A. Arumughaswamy by the Tamil Nadu government would inquire into the circumstances leading to the hospitalisation of former 5 Iast ihief Minister layalalithaa and trcatment provided to her till her death orl December year and would submit its report to the government within three months. (H,24 / 09) Palaniswami anlrounces samba package Aiming at giving a boost to the water-starved farrners in the Cauvery delta, Chief Minister Edapp;di K. Palaniswami announced that the Mettur dam would be opened for irrigation on October 2 and annourced a package scheme for cultivating samba crops in these areas While a subsidy of {500 an acre would be granted to farmers for direct cultivation, a subsidy of {10 a kg ofcertified seeds for farmers would be given. (H.,29l09) TELANGANA

TS leads in South India in attracting investments Telangana achieved a growth rute of 79% in terms of attracting investments between 2011- 12 and 2015 17, a study by industry body Assocham said, attributing the performance to a slew of measures initiated by the State government for an investor-friendly business environment The mte of growti has catapulted Telangana, the youngest State of the country to the top in the southern region and way ahead of the national average growth rate of 27%' the study whose details Assocham secretary general D. S. Rawat shared with presspersons (H.,1S/09) First stage nod for Palamuru-RR lift ln a major step forward for Palamuru Rangareddy Lift lrrigation Scheme, the expert appraisal committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) has agreed to issue terms of reference (ToR) for project appraisal as part ofthe procedure for environmental clearance.The expert panel tiat met in New Delhi discussed in detail the proposal submitted by the project proponent. Chief Engineer ofthe project V Linga Raiu also gave a presentation before the committee and explained the plans in terms of environmental issues. (H,24/Og) TS wins eight national awards for tourism promotion Telangana bagged eight awards for promotion of tourism and cleanliness at the World Touriim lay celebrations of the Ministry of Tourism in New Delhi President Ramnath Kovind presented these awards at Vignan Bhavan The awards were announced for Telangana in the catego es ofheritage structures, cleanliness in tourist places and tourist guides (H.,28/Oe) centre approves funding for 2BHK housing for the double The State iovernment ha;got a breather from the Centre in the form offunding bedroom iousing proiect, i lion's share of it for the ongoing projects in the purview of the

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Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporarion (GHMC).The Centre sanctiooed funding to the tune of {1,596 crore as central share for a roral of 100 ongoing projects in various stages of completion at different locations of the State. Of the 100, eighfy are located in GHMC, covering 94,108 dwelling units. These apa , the centre has sanctioned funds for g,773 new dwelling units in 15 urban local bodies, and 3,424 more in four UlBs which were kept out earlier.The Cental share is being offered under the Pmdhan Mantri Awas yojna (pMAy) or Housing For All scheme, in the Aflordable Housing in Partnership (AHp) segment. (H.'29 / 09) UTTAR PMDESH Seven coaches ofShaktipunj Express derail in Uttar pradesh Seven coaches of the Jabalpur,bound Shaktipunj Xxpress derailed in Sonbhadla dist ct ol Uttar PIadesh, a milway official said.This is rhe third such derailment in rhe State in less tian a month.On Augusr 19, the Utkal Exprcss had derailed in Muzaffarnagar distrifi, killing 22 people and injuring 156 (H.,07l09) 8,038 hectares of govt land freed from land grabbers in Up The Uttar Pmdesh government's anti-latd mafia task force has freed over g,039 hectares of government land from encroachment and land grabbers, an official said.principal Secretary (Revenue) Rajneesh Dubey said rhat a total of 2O,236.42 hectares of land was identified as belonging to the gram sabhas bur was encroached upon.He added rhat 8,038.38 hectares of land has been cleared oi encroachments and tlle rest was also being vacated by the authorities.Dubey said that 1,434 land mafias'had been identified in the state having gmbbed 1,989 hectares of government land, adding 717 hectares has been vacated by now.The formation of an anti-land mafia task force was one ofthe major poll promises ofthe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during rhe state assembly elections. (s.,08/09) UP seeks Maharashtra's help to improve health sector UP Health Minisrer Siddharth Nath Singh, who was under fire for the deaths of children in a Gorakhpur hospital due ro oxygen shoftage, held a meeting with Maharashfa Health Minisrer Dr Deepak Sawant at the Mantmlaya in Mumbai. At the meeting, schemes to rackle infant mortality rate were discussed. Vadous measures taken by the Maharashtra government were presented to the UP health ministe! during the meeting. (I.E.,r6l09) U.P. ChiefMinister Adiryanath takes oath aB legislator Uttar Pmdesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took oath as member of the State Legislative Council, meeting the mandatory six month deadline to get elected to either House ofihe State after assuming office.Two Deputy Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma were also administered oath by Chairman of the Legislative Council Ramesh yadav at a function at the Tilak Hall ofrhe imposing Legislative Building in LucknowTwo otherMinisrers Swantmdev Singh and Mohsin Raza also took oath. (H.,t8l09) Government plans to crackdown on liquor illegal smuggling After making necessary amendments in rhe Up Excise Act and making provision of capital punishment for people involved in sale and distillation of illicit liquor leading to deaths, the state government has now planned to crack down on illegal smuggling of liquor by setting up new Excise police stations in every district.ln the last two yeaN, more than 200 persons have lost their lives and more than 100 wele seriously ill after consumption of spurious liquor across the state.In the first phase, Excise police stations will be opened in ten districts and

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after assessing their performance, more stations will be set up across the state. A UP govemment delegation had visited other states to know first hand about the system existing there and submitted a report strcngly recommending setting up ofExcise police statioos. (P.,30/09) WXST BENGAL

Shaktiman is saving hundreds of children in Kolkata's slums After school, 1s-year-old Soni Khatun starts knocking on doors at the EJC basti in Kolkata, looking for children like her, speaking to them, asking whether they go to school or if their families are planning to get them maEied. Armed wirh an old loteboo]q she carefully notes down the replies. Soon, Soni's neighbour Saraswati Dhanuh also 15, and 13 other children from tie slum join in, stopping at automobile workshops to find out whether children are employed, again noting names and respooses in that notebook. Soni and Saraswati are part of Shaktiman, a group of children, once school dropouts themselves, now busy lighting child labour, stoppirg child marriages and sending children back to school. 0.E.,18/09) Mukul Roy quits TriDamool Congress Senior Tdnamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Mukul Roy resigned ftom the working committee and primary membership of the party.One of the most prominent leaders of tie Trinamool Congress, Mr Roy, who also served as Railway Ministe! was associated with the party since its inception in January 1998, Till a few years ago, he was considered the second most powerful leader after party chairperson Mamata Banerjee. (H.,2s / 09)

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS china regulates the use of its national anthem China's top legislature passed a national anthem law to ensure its appropriate use, with violatom set to face criminal prosecuuon or up to 15 days detention. Thc lav/ will come inro effect,from October 1, report; Xinhua n-ews agency. It w;s adopted after the bi-monthly a second reading at session of the Standing Committee of National people,s Congress the . Lawmakers have made the anthe; offlimits at funerals 0,n"" ..improper,, pdvate occasions, in commercial advertisements or as background music"nj at Dublic Dlaces. (r.E.,0t/09) United States' ban on North Korea travel comes into force washington s ban on us citizens travelling to North Korea came ilto force , with the two counhies at loggerheads over pvongyang'J weapons ambitions, The measure was imposed following the dearh of student oto ilrm-btur, zZ, ln Irn", i"r,r, a"y. #i" i," r,v", ,"nt r,o." in a mysterious coma following " more tnan a year in prison in the North. He had been colvicred of offences against the state f;r trying to sreal a p;opagand" por,"ri"oln a pyongyang hotel and sentenced to 1S years' hard laboui with uS-prestdeni D"r"iai""*i tlrn_g ryongyang,s 'brutal rc8ime" for plight. his On its w_ebsire the State lepartmenr ."i, i, toot th" a".irion due to the serious and mounting risk of arrest and long_term detention ofUS citizens,l 0.E.,01/09) US, South Korea gree to revise missile treaty in face ofN Korea threats U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with South Korean ?resident Moon Jae-in to revise ajoint treaty capping the development of the South s ballistic missiles, Moonls office said standoff , amid a over North Korea's missile and Duclear rests.Mr. T*;;;i;-g"r" ..conceptual,, apprcval to the purchase by the South of biltions of dollam ofU.S. miiirat;ardware, the White House said.The South wanrs to mise rhe missile,cap ro uoor, n, alff"""i the reclusive North, which is pursuing "lainst missile and lruclear weapons programm;s in deliance of international warnings and UN sanctioDs. (H.,02l0e) Trump nominates KennethJuster as ambassador to India Presid_ent Donald Trump has nominated Kenneth Juster who helped lay the foundations ofthe Iodia us nuclear cooperation agreement, as the new ambassador to New Delhi.The nomlnauon wa$ announced by the White Hodse . It will have to be approved by the Senate.His nomilation_is a mark ofimportance that Trump places on building cioser economic, tradc and strategic relations wirh India.Jusrer, 62, had served as the Deput| erristant to rhe presidenr for International Economic Affairs from tanuary to June under p'"uria"ni.no.r"fa Trump. He was also the Under Secretary ol Commerce for Indusiry and Se"u.ity fro_ Zoof to 2005 under lormer Presidenr George.W Bush.Juster still holds ti,e porition oi lcti.r! Counsellor of the Department of State. (s First.project of BRIcs development bank starts operation '02109) lhe tirst project funded by The New Development Bank, set up by India and other members of rhe BRICS grouping of emer{inp economies, has started operation in Shanghai. The $76 million toan wirh a maturity lengih ot fz y"ar. w"" grani"ai"ih"rgirl f.gang Disrributed Solar Power Project, under an " agieement signed in Deiembcr 20 | o. (r.E.,03/09)

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BRICS lists Pak-based JeM, LeT as global terror groups The Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) grouping of the five emerging economies has unequivocally named the Pakistan based groups Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e Taiba (LeT) as terror organisations, removing a key irritant in ties between New Delhi and Beijing and stepping up the fight against global extremism.A Joint communiqud released at the BRICS summit expressed conceln about the regional secudty situatio[ and listed Taliban' ISIL/DAISH, Al-Qaeda and its affiliates including Eastem Turkistan Islamic Movement, Islamic Movement ofUzbekistan, rhe Haqqani network, Lashkar e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, TTP and Hizb ut-Tahdr as sources ofviolence. (H.,04/0e) North Korea nuclear test prompts global condemnation North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, which it said was an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile, marking a dmmatic escalation of the regime's stand'off with the United States and its allies. The test drew swift international condemnation, including from U.S. Presidenr Donald Trump, who described North Korea as a ".ogue nation" and said its actions "continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States.' (H.,04/09) NASA astronaut backafter clocking 665 days in space Astronaut ?eggy whitson returned to Earth, wmppilg up a record breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for U.S. space endurance. Ms. whitson's 555 days off the planet-288 days on this mission alone-exceeds that of any other American and any other woman worldwide. She checked out of the International Space Station just houls earlier, along with another American and a Russian. Their Soyuz capsule landed in Kazakistan $hortly after sunrise Sunday Saturday night back in the U.S. (H.,04/09) Brazil formally charges two ex-presidents in Petrobras graft Bmzil has formally charged ex-presidents Dilma Rousseff and luiz Inacio lula da Silva with mcketee ng for plotting to skim funds frcm Petrobras, the state oil giant. The news is particularly bad for the uphill battle Lula is waging to win the presidency again. Rousseffwas Lula's designated successor, and Brazil's fi$t woman presideDt. 0.E.,06/0e) Spain, Morocco detain 6 IS suspects injoint operation The Spanish and Moroccan security forces dismantled a six-member tellor cell and auested five suspected extremists in Morocco alrd one in Melilla, the Spanish Interior Ministry said .The leader ofthe group, a Spanish national, was one of the five arrested in Morocco while he was carrying "recruitment and educational" work for the lslamic State,Xnhua repofis. (s.,07/0e) Putin calls for North Korea talks, says sanctions not working Russian President Vladimir Putin called for talks with North Korea' saying sanctions are not a solution to the country's nuclear and missile developmenr. Mr' Putin spoke after meeting with South Koreau President Moon Jae-in in Vladivostok, Russia, on the sidelines of a conference on economic development of Russia's lar East. North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test , saying it had detonared a hydrogen bomb. (1.E.,07l0e)

September 2017 News Digest nternational News 15 states, DC sue Trump administration over endiug DACA Iifteen states and the District of cohrmbia sued the us;ovemmerlt to block president Donald Trump's plan to. end protecrion against deportation f; y"rd ;.j;;s who New york.s attorney general labeled the ..best of America,"The lawsuit fue-d in felerai court in Broo'Jyn asked a judge to strike down as unconstitutional tie president;s a"ilon ir,.,rofuirrg the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals progmm, or DACA, (s"07l09) ?akista! among s0 worst terror fiDancing countries, Pakistan is among the S0 worst countries in-rermsof money laundering and terror linancing, according to a study conducted by a swiss group.The study by Basel ln"stitute on Governance ranked Pakistan at rhe 46th position in the list of 1q6 count'rie! *nn g"""i"".fr"*es ofmoney laundering and terrorAnancing.The group, which works with tt u puiti" p"iurte secror to counter corrupdoo, released its annual "nO Anri Money Laundering (Air4L) index 2017 in rhe third week ofAugust and some ofits findings were reported by inte;ational media. (s"08/09) Five ex-us presidentsjoin forces to support Haryey victims Five former U.S. presidents joined forces to laise funds for victims of Hurricane Harvey, aiming to help rebuild some ofthe thousands of homes and businesses destroyed f"om Texas to louisiana. The presidenrs will launch...One America Appeal;,to ,t""t funds with a plea broadcast dudrtg National Football "ott""ting L""gu" ,""ron op"n"4 the groufsaia n a statement. Iormer presidents Barack Obama, ceorge W. Bush, Bill CfLton, C""?g" il.W. Bush and Carter are behind the effort. Jimmy (I'E .vengeance, Pope Francis urges colombia to avoid ln peace drive '08/09) Pope I'rancis urged Colombians ..rr"r,g""o"",, to avoid seeking for the sufl.erings of their country's half-century civil conllict as they work towarjs a hsting p.".". .l.fr" go_year-old Argentine pontiff spoke president alongside colombia's Juan rtl"uiu"i-sorrtor, *to t"" overseen recent controversial efforts ,,The to make peace with armed rebel groups. steps taken Sive rise to hope, in the conviction that seeking peace l, op"rr_"'rrOua endeayou4 a task which does not relent, which "n demands the commiiment of e.,r"ryorr",,, F""ncis saia. (s.,08/09) China reassures Pakistan after BRICS statement on terrorism After agreeing to list Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar_e_Taiba (leT) iDternational as terror groupings during this week's BRIcs ."*ria",-irrr"".."" pakistan tnat there was no "ssured shift in its Dolicv of rdcognlsing Islamabad,s role ilr countering global extremism. During a press pakiitani with hii Xir"_";a Asi1, Chinese Ioreig^n l4inister Wang yi stressed"onferenie pakistan"oon*"p""t that Beijing saw as a ciose atiy wnicfr was a key part ofthe solution to defeat international terrorism (H.,09/09) Mexico earthquaker Death toll rises to 61., rescue operations contiuue to fitrd sUrVivOrS earthquakes L"-, O",yerful ever recorded in Mer.ico stluck off the country,s sournem-O^T,,1L-"- coast, toppling hundreds of buildings and sending panicked people fleeing into the streets in the middle of the dght. Ar least 6l people were ieponea dead.itre quake thar hit minutes before midnight was srronq enough, ro ca use tuilA ings ro swaf viotentty in ttre capitat city more than 650 miles (1,000 kilomerers) away. As beds bianged alainst walls, people wearing srill pajamas ran our of rheir homes and gatheied in frighte"Ja g"ffi., 0.E.,09/09)

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UN chief Antonio Guterres ask$ nations to commit to Pari8 deal amid 'dramatic floods' Citing the 'dramatic floods" in India and Nepal, UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged nations to commit to the historic Paris deal to address the thrcats posed by climate change as natural disasters become frequent and more devastating. weeks of torrential monsoon rains and catastrophic floodi!8 in India, Nepal and Bangladesh have devastated the lives of millions of children and farDilies. UMCEF estimates that almost 15 million childlen and their families are in urgent need of life-saving support. Since mid-August, thele have been at least 1,288 reported deaths. (r.E.,o9l09) For China, '64 n-test was meant as a 'head-on blow' to India Beijing believed that it had delivered a "head-on blow" and sent shock waves through India after its first-ever nuclear test conducted on October 15, 1954 - two years after the border war fought by the two countries. A cable sent from the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi to Beijing at the end of October 1954 said the "success" of its nuclear test had led Prime Minister Minister Lal Bahadur shastri to get various countries to "censure" China, but they refused to go along with him. India, the cable said, was engaged in an internal debate on how to respond to China's nuclear test. 'The current issue for India is not whether it should produce nuclear weapons but whethe! it can do so," the communication said, concluding that Delhi would actively strive to do this to enhance its international status. The cable is available at the Wilson Centre's Digital Archive. (H.,ro/09) U.S. policy shadows Afghanistan talks Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani will arrive in Delhi to attend the India- Afghanistan Partnership Council meeting that has been delayed for years. The minister is also expected to discuss new avenues for cooperation within the India-U.S.'Afghanistan grouPing. However, officials said no new decisiors on defence supplies or security cooperation were likely during the talks which will end witi a joint statement. (H.,r0l09) Cambodia's parliament votes to prosecute opposition leader Cambodia s parliament voted to allow the prosecution of opposition leader Kem Sokha on feason charges that have been criticised by Western countries and are dismissed by his party as nonsense. Kem Sokha's arrest marked an escalation in a crackdown on cdtics of Prime Minister Hun Sen ahead of an election next year in which he could face the toughest electoral challenge of more than three decades in power. 0.E.,1rl09) Hurricane Irma climbs Florida coast, dangerous storm surges feared Powelful winds from llurricane Irma battered I'lorida with forecasters warning of dangerous storm surges that will lead to massive flooding across the US state, media reports said The massive storm, which had menaced Florida for days and triggered evacuation orders covering 5.6 million people, made two official landfalls on Sunday.The first, at about 9 10 am, was over the Flodda Keys, an isolated s$ing of islands. Irma hit them as a Category 4 hurricane, with sustained winds near 130 miles per houlAfter the Keys, Irma crossed ove! warm wate$ and hit the US mainland near the beach town ofMarco Island.By 5 pm, the storm was hitting Fon Myers, moving north toward low-lying, vulnerable Tampa as a still-potent Category 2 storm.By late Sunday night, Florida officials said there were shelters open in 54 ofllorida's 67 counties - 573 shelters across the state, holding 155,000 people. (s.,1rl09)

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Myanmar a textbook caEe ofethnic cleansing: UN The United Nation's top human rlghts official slammed Myanmar for conducting a "cruel military operation" against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, branding it " a textbook example of ethnic cleansing l Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein's comments to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva came as rhe offical tally of Rohingya who have fled Myanmar and crossed into southern Bangladesh in just over two weeks soared through 300,000. tT.o.r.,12l09) Maldives suspends 56 rebel lawyers Authorities in the Maldives suspended 56 lawyers, including all those defending dissidents, for demanding the rule of law in the polirically restive nation. The departmeot of judicial administration (DJA) said those who made the demand in a petition were suspended indefinitely because they had violated several laws and were in contempt ofcoun. (T.O.r.,12l09) Hostile same-sex marriage vote spurs Australia to amend alti-hate law The alarming volume of hate-speech during Australia's ballot over whether to legalise same- sex marriage spurred parliament to pass emelgency legislation to oudaw opponents spewing their vit ol while the vote was in progress.Australia began a non-compulsory postal vote that will determine whether it becomes the 2sth country to legalise same-sex marriage. But with an emotionally charged campaign raising concerns about the welfare of vulnerable Australians, the government moved to strengthen laws preventing hate speech. The opposition Labor Party supported the amendment, though it had rejected the need for a ballot on the issue. 0.E.,13/09) Halimah Yacob formauy elected Singapore's first woman president Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament, was declared elected as Singapore's first woman president on wednesday after the returning officer announced she was the sole candidate to qualiry lor the contest.Aiming to strengthen a sense of inclusivity in the multicultunl city-state, Singapore had decreed the presidency, a largely ceremonial post, would be reserved for candidates from the minodty Malay community this time. (r.E.,13/09) Violence erupts in Haiti over national budget Protesters brought parts of the Haitian capital Port au Prince to a standstill, setting vehicles alight and damaging local businesses in violent demonstrations against the government s budget plans. 'These little thieves in Parliament voted for this budget to help rhe government exploit the people," said protester Marco Paul Delva, standing by a bar cade of flaming rires near the legislature. o.E.,r3/0e) Nawaz Sharifsummoned in two more corruption cases Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharifand his children were summoned by an anti, graft court to appear before it on September 19 in two more corruption cases.They were summoned after the National Accountabiliry Bureau (NAB) last week filed four cases against Sharil his family members and finance minister Ishaq Dar. (H.,74/09\ Indian-American gets leadership position in Democratic party's task force on economy Indian-Ame can Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi was appointed to a leadership position

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in the Democratic party's new task force on economy- Representing a Congressional disrict in Chicago, Krishnamoorthi, 44, will serve as co-chair for the New Economy Task Force along with his Congressional colleagues susan DelBene, Debbie Dingell, and Darren Soto. This is unified effort from the House Democmtic Caucus to craft a legislative agenda that will benefit hardworking Americans and middle-class families, a statement has said. (H.,r4l09) North Korea fires missile over fapan in longest-ever fli8ht North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean , U.S. and South Korean militaries said, its longest-ever such flight and a clear message of defiance to its rivals.Since ?resident Donald Trump threatened dre North with "fire and fury" in August, Pyongyang has colducted its most powerful nuclear test and launched two missiles oiincreasing mnge over U,S. ally Japan. It tested its first-ever intercontinental ballistic missiles in July. (H.,r5/0e) Nepal signs agreement with Us to get grant worth USD 500 mn Nepal has signed an agreement with the US government' Millennium Challenge Corporation to receive a grant worth USD 500 million in next five years to spur private investment and economic growth to reduce poverty in the countryNepal would contribute another USD 130 million to support the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).Nepalese Minister of Finance Gyanendra Bahadur Karki and MCC Acting CEO Jonathan Nash signed the agreement in this regard at the State Department. (s.,r s/09) Russia fires 7 cruise missiles at lS in Syria Two Russian submarines fired seven Kalib! sea-based cruise missiles at crucial facilities ofthe Islamic State in Syria from underwater positions in the eastern Meditenanean' the Russian Defence Ministry said .The diesel-electdc attack submarines Veliky Novgorod and Kolpino struck control points, communication centres, and weapons and ammunition depots in the IS- contrclled areas southeast of the city of Deir ez-zor located in northeastern Syria lrom a distance of 670 km, the ministry said in a statement, Xinhua reported. (s.,r5l09) UN security Council condemns N. Korea over missile launch The UN Secudty Council condemned "the highly provocative launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea and expressed commitment to a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the crisis. ln a press statement released, the 15 council members urged all UN member states to ..fully, comprehensively and immediately" implement all relevant security council resolutions concerning North Korea, particularly the newly adopted Resolution 2375, which targeted North Korea's oil supply and textile exports, Xinhua news agency reported "The Security Council also emphasized the vital importance of North Korea immediately showing a sincere commitment to denuclearization through concrete action and stressed the importance of working to reduce tension on the Korean Peninsula;' said Tekeda Alemu, President of the Security Council. (s.,r6l09)

Pakistan PM to attend UNGA session next week Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is set to attend the 72nd Session of the UN the Geneml Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the Foreign Ministry said on the sidelines of UNGA, Abbasi wiil hold bilateral meetings with a number of world leaders and uN secretary-

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General Antonio Guterres, the ministry said . This is Abbasi's first visit to New York since he assumed office in July after the Pakistan Supreme Court removed his predecessor Nawaz Sharif over corruption charges, reports Xnhua news ageucy. The Prime Minister will address the Council on loreign Relations and will interact with the US Pakistan Business Council. He will also have extensive interaction with the intemational media. (s.,r6l09) Hamas dissolve$ Gaza admini$Fation in Pale$tinian unity bid Palestinian Islamist Hamas group said it has dissolved its administmtion that runs Gaza and agrees to hold general elections in order to end a long-running feud with President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement,The last Palestinian legislative election was held in 2006 whet Hamas scored a surprise victory which laid the ground for a political mpture. Hamas and Fatah fought a short civil war in Gaza in 2007 and since then Hamas has governed the srnall coastal enclave. Numerous attempts since 2011 to reconcile the two movements and form a power-shadng unity government in Gaza and the West Bank have so far failed. Hamas and Fatah agreed in 2014 to form a national reconciliation governmelt, but despite thar agreement, Hamas's shadow government has continued to rule t}Ie Gaza Strip. (H.,17l09) US says it will withdraw from Paris accord without more favorable terms The White House pushed at a European suggestion it was softening its stance ou the paris climate accord, insisting Washington will withdraw irom the agreement unless it can re-enter on more favorable terms.The remark came as environment ministers ftom some 30 countries gathered in Montreal seeking headway on tlle Palis climate accord, which president Donald Trump had pulled out of in June. Ar the summit, which was attended by a US observer, rhe US ''stated that they will not renegotiate the Pads Accord, but tley (will) try to review the rerms on which they could be engaged under rhis agreement," the European Union's top climate official Miguel Arias Canete said. Canete said there would be a meeting on the sidelines of next week s UN Ceneral Assembly with American representatives "to assess what is the real US position, noting "it's a message which is quite different to the one we heard from president Trump in the past."The US observer was not immediately available for comment and the White House insisted the United States \^/ould withdraw from the pads climate accord witiout more favorable terms. (T.O.L,17l09) Nawaz Sharif's wife Begum Kulsoom wins Lahore by-election Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif's ailing wife won the crucial by-election in Lahore that was seen as a test of suppon for the family after the Supreme Coult dismissed Mr. Sharif from the office iu the Panama Papers scandal. Begum Kulsoom won the NA-120 seat in a close contest with cricket-tumed-politician Imran Khan's pakistan Tehreek-i- Insaf candidate Yasmin RAshid (H.,1g/09) US President Donald Trump to hostworld leaders in United Nations to push for reform US President Douald Trump, a critic ofthe UN, will seek to gather global support for reforming the world body, ahead of his maiden address to the General Assembly. IDdia along with some key members of the UN has also been seeking reforms and expansion of the UN Securiw Council. Ahead of his address, Trump would host and chair a high-level meering of the worli leaders on reforms in the UN. External Affairs Mnister Sushma Swaraj would be participating in the meetinq. (r.E.,r8/0e)

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Sushma swaraj meets lvanka Trump in New York, discusses women entrePrreneurship US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on ihe sideiines of the annual UN General Assembly session lvanka, who would be leading imerican delegation ro the Global Entrepreneurship summit (GEs) in lndia in November, diJcussed about women s entrepreneurship and workforce development in the two countries. "we had a great discussion oD women's entrepreneurship, the upcoming GES2017 and worKorce development in the US and India"' Ivanka said in a rweet after the meeting / og) U.S. Senate backs bill to pump $700 billion into military '.E'lg The Senate has approved a sweeping defense policy bill that would pump $700 billion into the military putting ihe U.S. armed iorces on track for a budget greater than at any time duling the deiade-pluJwars in IIaq and Afghanistan senatols passed the legislation by an 89-8 vote on Monday.ihe measure auihorizeJ $700 billion in military spending for the fiscal year that begins ocrober 1, expands U.S. missile defenses in response to North Korea's growing hostility and refuses to allow excess military bases to be closed. o.E.,rel0e) Egypt's PresidentAbdel Fattah al-Sisi urges Palestinians to unite with Isiael ES/pt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged Palestinians to unite and. be ready to co-exist in p&ce with Israells, in his address to the United Nations. Speaking a day after a first meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sisi said an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal was a 'necessary plecondition for the entire region' to enjoy stabiliry Egypt has been leading mediation eiforis between Palestinian arch-rivals latah and Hamas as part ola push to return ro the forefront ofMiddle East diplomary. 0.E.,20/09) Myanmar's Suu Kyi denies going 'soft' on military Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected a suggestion she is soft on rhe military which the United Nati"ons has accuied of ethnic cleansing saying her relationship with the generals was normal and her objective was national reconciliation Aung San Suu Kyi conde-mned ghts abuses in Rakhine St;te, where conflict that began last month has forced 421,000 Rohingya Muslims to seek refuge in Bangladesh, and said violators wouid be punished (T.o.I.,20l09) Hasina proposes 'safe zoues' for Rohingya Bangladesh's P me Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon members states ofthe organisation of 'before roo Isla;ic Coopemtion (OIC) to take a united stand to resolve the Rohingya issue it is the late" and piaced a set of proposals The proposals, placed at the olc.contact Group ar United Naiions headquarierJ, included a call for an immediate end to arocities against and Rohingya Muslims, the creation of 'safe zones in Myanmar for the protection of civilians forward by the an im;ediate and unconditional implementation of the recommendations put Kofi Annan commission $,2r/og) $700-billion defence bill passed by US Senate spending bill The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly approved the nearly $7oo-billion defence for 2018, which seeks to develop a iirategy for Indo-US defence cooperation and asks and the lashkar-e- Pakistan to take action against terror outfits like the Haqqani netwotk I efDa (H"21to9)

4I September 2017 News Digest nternotional News BRICS nations at UN reaffrm commitment in fighting terrorism The BRIcs have stro[gly condemned -countries terrorism in all forms and its manif.estation and called for a comprehensive reform of the united Nations to allow India and the fellow m"emberc of the five narion bloc to play an importanr role in rhe world body.Foreign ministers ofBRICS countries Brazil, Russia,India, China arld South Africa met on tne sidelines ofthe annual United Nations- General Assembly Sessions in New york.The lawmake$, in a joint statement, also reaffirmed the need for a comprehensive reform of the UN including the Security Council.Russia and China, the two permanent members of the Security Council from the bloc, reitemted in their statement the significance of Brazil, India and South Africa in international affairs and "suppo.ted their aspimtion" to play a greater role in the world bodv' (s,22/09) UN team to collect evidence of Islamic State crimes in Irao The United Nations Secudty Council approved the creation of a UN investigative team to collect, preserve and store evidence in Iraq of acts by Islamic State that may be war crimes, crimes_against humaniry or genocide. The I5-membei council unanimously adopted a Brirish- r:*t,'?:, months of negotiarions 1i:-lTO ?fter with Iraq, rhat asks Seffetiry_c enerat Antonio uurerres ro establrsh a team ro support domestic efforts" to hold the militants accountable. (r.E.,22 / oe) 19 Neolithic tombs discovered in Chrua Archaeologists have discovered 1g Neolitric tombs and unearthed over 400 curtufar relics in China's Heilongjiang province, rhe authoriries said.Most of tlle relics, consisting ofjadeware, stoneware and pottery date back around 9,000 years, reports Xinhua news agency..l.he site was found in tie Xiaonanshan ruins of Raohe counry along the Wusuli River, a boundary river between China and Russia, and is expected to ,uppo"t th" study of the region,s history and culture.The discovery of the tombs proved there was human settlement in that area at that ume, (s,22/Oe) lran test-fires new ballistic missile defying US warnings han successfully tested a new medium-range ballistic missile Khoramshah4with a range of 2,000 kilomerers (1,250 miles), defying US warnjngs rhat ir was ready to ditch a historic nuclear deal over the issue, reported news agency AIp The missile was unveiled during a military parade in Tehmn that co-."mo"atJd the 19g0s roq ra"n . The launch was telecast by the state television. -". 0'E''23/09) Federal government notifies 2r states ofelecrion hacking The US fedelal goveroment has told election officials in 2l itates that hackers targeted tieir systems before last year's presidential eleltion. The notification came roughly a year after US Department of Homeland Securiry officials firsr said stares ,"." ,"rl"iJ by hacking efforts possibly connected to Russia The srares rhar rold rhe Associarea rresi tiref iraa reen targeted included some key political bartlegrounds, such as Florida, Ot io, f""n"yiuani", Virginia Wisconsin. and

(I E New zealand's election ends in stalemare '23109) New Zealand s cliffuanger election ended in a stalemate , leaving mavedck populist Winston Pe_teis of the New Zealand First (NZF) parry to decide lvi,"tf,"i?on""*"irve prime Minister Bill English or his youthful challenger Jacind; Ardem forms golr".n_"nr.fi" f.gfish delivered

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"Jacinda- an unexpectedly strong performance to claim 46% ofthe vote, while the much-hyped mania" surrounding Ardern fell short as stte finished on 36. (H.,24/09) Turkey warns Kurdish leaders on vote as Parliament convenes Turkis-h officia.ts are pressing Imqi Kurdish leaders to call off an upcoming independence referendum as Turkey's Parliament convenes to renew a mandate for its military to intervene in lraq and Syria. Turkish PM Binali Yildirim called the referendum "a mistake, an adventure'l (H.,24/09) 'Incredible India' campaign launched in cairo India launched a carnpaign to woo lgrptian travellers and make them aware of magnificent holiday options in the iountry The month-long "Incredible Indial" campaign has been organised by the Embassy of India in Cairo, in coordination with the lndia Tourism Office in Du--bai, the iairo Governorate, and the Cairo Public Transport Authodty. It was flagged off jointly by India's Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Governor of Cairo Governorate ing AtefAbdel Hamid and officials ffom Cairo Transpofi Autho ty As a part of the campaign, I2 buses of transport authodry will showcase vadous toudst destinations in India, including culture, festivals, monuments, landscape, wildlife, people and food Each bus is uniquely exhibiting two tourisr tiemes of India. I,E'24/O9) Merkel wiDs 4th term as Chancellor German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office but will havd to build an uneasy coalition to iorm a German government after her conseryatives haemorrhaged support in the face of a surge by the far-right, The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) stunoed the establish-ment by winning 13.1% of the vote' projected results showed, a result that will bring a far-right party into Parliament for the first tirne in more than halfa century (H,,2s/09) Trump replaces travel ban with new re$trictions on eight nations Citizens of eight countries, including North Kolea and Venezuela, will face IIew restdctions on his entry to the tSA under a proclamation signed by.President Donald Trump rhat will replace expiiing travel ban. The new rules, which will impacr the citizens of Chad, Iran, libya' North Koiea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, will go into effect on october 18 The restrictions range from an indefinite ban on visas for citize;s of countdes like Syda to more targeted restlrictions. A suspension of non immigfant visas to citizens for Venezuela' for instance' will apply only to certain government officials and their immediate families' (H.'25loe)

US Defence Secretary arrives in India, to meet Modi, Sitharaman is expected to US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis arrived in lndia for his two day visit that boost Indo-iJS defence ties, officials said. With security situation in the South Asian region including Afghanistan and terrorism, and high ticket defence deals on top of the agenda' sitharaman as Mattis w mlet ?rime Minister Narendm Modi and Defence Minister Nirmela part ofhis visit that will conclude on 28 September' This lsthe first Cabiner-level visit to lndia under the Trump administration and would also be the first Dajor interaction for Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with a foreign counterpart after taking charge of the crucial Portfolio $"26/09)

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Pak court grants exemption to Nawaz Sharif An accountability court granted conditional exemption to formef prime Minister Nawaz sharif but issued bailable warrants for his children.An accountability court in Islamabad began hearing of several corruption cases against the former prime minister following a Supre-me Court ruling in luly. Five judges disqualified Sharifafter he failed to disapprove ofi previously undeclared company in Dubai. Mr. Sharif had contested that FZE Cipital firm in Dubai belonged to his son and he was chairman board of directors and never reciived any salary But the apex court declared him not being truthful and honest for hiding this company from tax authorities. (H.,26/09) President Emmanuel Macron unveils tricky first budget to boost French economy The government of Emmanuel Macron unveils its first budget as the young president seeks to kick stan the French economy with a business-friendly agenda. fne gg-viar_otd cent st is under pressure to balance an array of priorities, including boosting the gr;wth of 1.7 percent and lowering unemployment currently stuck at arcund 9,5 percent _ about twice that of Britain or Germany. Macron set out his vision for far,reaching reforms ofthe European Union. But to eam credibility with German chance or Angela Merkel and other leaders he must show that lrance - which aims ro b ng its deficit within an EU limir of 3 percent of GDp this year for the firsr time in a decade can lead by example. Macron has pledged to find 16 biirion ($ - euros 19 billion) of savings in 2018 as pan of a plan to reduce the deficit to 2.6 Der cent of GDP nextyear, down frcm a forecast 2.9 per cent in 2017. (r.E.,27 / 09) In historic decision, Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive In a landmark decision. saudi Ambia said it will now alow women to ddve for the first time. Saudi Arabia was the dnly country in rhe world to restdct women from driving. For years, tie ulrra-conservative kingdom had arfacted negative publicity globally for detaining women who defied the ban.

(r.E.,27 / 0e) tapan Parliament dissolved, snap Oct. 22 election expected Japanese Pdme Minister Shinzo Abe called a snap election, as fresh opinion polls showed a fledgling conservarive party led by popular Tokyo Governor yuriko Koike was gaining momentum ahead of the expected October 22 vote. Mr Abe, a conservative who returned to power in 2012, is hoping a boost in his voter support in recent months will help his Liberal Democratic Paftyled (LDP) coalition mairitain a simple majority. It currently holds a two- thirds'super" majority. (H.,28l09) Restrict hypersonic missiles to US, Russia, China: Thinktank The US, Russia and China should agree not to export complete hypersonic missile systcms or their major components to other countries, including India, where the technology is already under development, a top Americal think-tank has said. Hypersonic missiles specifically glide - hypersonic vehicles and hypersonic cruise missiles _ a.e a new class of threat because they are capable both of manoeuvring and of flying faster rlan S,0OO kilometres per hour. These features enable such missiles to penetrate most missile defences and to further compress the timeliness for a response by a nation under attack. In a report, Rand Corporation - a top Amedcan defence think-tank - said that hypersonic missiles are being developed by the US, Russia and China. (N.r.E.,28l09)

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China orders North Korean business on its soil closed under UN curbs China ordered North Korean-owned businesses on its soil to close, cutting foreign revenue for the isolated Nortl under U.N. sanctiols imposed ovcr its nuclear and missile programs. China is North Korea's main trading partner, making Beijing's cooperation essential to the success of sanctions aimed at stopping the North's pursuit of weapons technology. China, long North Korea s diplomatic protector, has Sone along with the latest penalties out oi growing frusftation with leader Kim JongUn's government. (H.,29 /09) Scheuble quits as FM, paving way for talks Germany took a first decisive step towards forming a new government when its veteran Finance Minister, conservative Wolfgang Sch,iuble, agreed to become president of the Parliament, clearing the way for another party to take his job. Chancellor Angela Merkel will hope that Mr Schiiuble, deeply respected in Germany for helping to steer the eurozone through its debt crisis, can stamp his aurhority on a fractious Bundestag lower house that comp ses six parties after Sunday's federal election. Mr Schiiuble's willingness to quit as Finance Minister after eight years io tie post makes it easier for the pro business Free Democrats (FDP) to join a Merkel-led coalition. The IDB who are as fiscally hawkish as Schaeuble, have said they want his job. (H.,29 /09) Students quit schools, colleges amid Venezuelan economic crisis Thousands of children and young people liave dropped out of Venezuela s schools and universities as the oil-rich nations economic crisis deepens. Juan Maragall, education secretary in t}Ie nortiem coastal state of Miranda said that in his jurisdiction alone, roughly 10,000 students have walked away, representing 9 per cent of pdmary-school enrolment and 13 per cent ofthe secondary-school population. (s.,2el09) Trump's health secretary resigns in travel flap U.S. President Donald Trump's health secretary resigned, after his costly travel triggered investigations that overshadowed the adminisrations agenda and angered his boss. Tom Price's regrets and partial repayment couldn't save his iob.The Health and Human services secretary became the first member of the president's Cabinet to be pushed out in a turbulent young administmtion that has seen several high-ranking White House aides ousted. A former GOP congressman from the Atlanta suburbs, Mr Price served less than eight months.Mr' Trump has dismissed and accepted the resignations of a growing list of administmtion officials. (H.,30/e) U.s. cuts staff in cuba, citing health attacks The United States is warning Amedcans against visiting Cuba and ordering more than half of its Havana embassy persollnel to leave the island, senior officials said in a dramatic response to what they desc bed as targeted "specific attacks" affecting the health ofU.S diplomats.The decision deals a blow to aheady delicate ties between the U.S. and Cuba, longtime adve$ades who only recently began putting their hostility behind them The embassy in Havana will lose roughly 60 % of its U.S. stafl and will stop processing visas in Cuba indefinitely, rhe Amedcan ofncials said. Roughly 50 Ame cans are currently working at the embassy in Havana. (H.,30/0e) South Korea, US conduct air defence drills South l(orea and the US have conducted joint air drills in the Korean peninsula amid

September 2017 News Digest nternational News heiShtened tensions with Pyongyang, autiorities said.The military exercise was carried out on an unspecified date and involved the units ofseveral regiments ofthe two counries, according ro the Seoul-based US Pacific Command. The Iield exercise allowed the Sourh Korean and US troops to gain lamilia ty with each other's weapon systems and capabilities, with an end goal ofbuilding an enduring partnership between the two units," it said.This the first time the allies conducted short range air defence tmining on the Korean Peninsula, aimed at "de-conflicting engagements of e[emy aircraft based on sector of fire, and utilizing secondary means of targeting enemy aircraft when their pdmary weapon system becomes combat ineffective', Efe news quoted the Command as saying.

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